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The Showstoppers are returning to the West End’s Lyric Theatre on Monday 15 November for five months of monthly shows. Prior to this move they have two previously annouced West End shows at the Garrick Theatre on Monday 27 September and Monday 11 October. With 12 years as an Edinburgh Festival must-see phenomenon, a critically... Continue Reading →
New play Fritz & Matlock, written and performed by long-time collaborators James Wallwork (BBC, Film4) and Salvatore D’Aquilla (War Horse, BBC) will premiere at The Pleasance Downstairs this October 5-17. The show is directed by Jessica Millward and produced by Olivia Munk of Part of the Main Productions. Wallwork, who is based in London, and... Continue Reading →
Final casting was announced today for the smash-hit Leeds Playhouse production of C.S. Lewis’ classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which begins a major tour of the UK and Ireland on November 2, 2021. TV and theatre star Samantha Womack completes the cast to play Narnia’s evil White Witch. Samantha Womack said of... Continue Reading →
The cast has been announced for the world première of Robin Hooper’s new drama ‘Broken Lad’, a comic and moving examination of masculinity in distress, directed by Richard Speir. It is Arcola Theatre’s second production at their new venue, Arcola Outside. Above a pub in North London, Phil waits to go on stage. As he... Continue Reading →
Andrew Thompson’s One Hundred Oxen has been awarded the inaugural Hope Prize by Arch468. He receives a £10,000 commission, having responded to the open call out for a new play that offered a vision of hope in a bid to ensure that hope is not allowed to fade from public discourse. Arch 468 will be... Continue Reading →
The cast has been announced for 10 Nights at the Bush Theatre, London. Safyan Iqbal and Zaqi Ismail will perform the world premiere, produced By Graeae and Tamasha in association with the Bush, which opens on 7 October. All performances of 10 Nights will be audio described, will creatively integrate captioning and British Sign Language... Continue Reading →
New rehearsal images have been released for the upcoming touring production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow starring stage and screen favourites Wendi Peters and Bill Ward. Unleashing terror on the stage in a heart-pounding new adaptation of the Gothic tale by acclaimed playwright Philip Meeks (Murder, Margaret and Me; Harpy), the production will reawaken the Headless Horseman! Directed... Continue Reading →
Royal & Derngate Northampton, Theatre Royal Bath Productions, and Oxford Playhouse present the multi award-winning drama Blue/Orange, which opens at Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio from 29 October to 13 November 2021, before dates at Oxford Playhouse from 16 November to 20 November 2021 and Royal & Derngate, Northampton from 23 November to 4 December... Continue Reading →
Aria Entertainment and Music & Lyrics are delighted to announce that Joanne Clifton will play the role of Morticia Addams in the UK and Ireland tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy. The tour will open at Theatre Royal, Nottingham on 5 November 2021. Joanne will be joining the previously announced, Cameron Blakely (Gomez... Continue Reading →
Original queens of SIX Christina Modestou (Carousel, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre; The Winter’s Tale, National Theatre; SIX, Arts Theatre) and Renée Lamb (Ain’t Misbehavin’, Southwark Playhouse/Mercury Colchester; Little Shop of Horrors, Regents Park Open Air Theatre; SIX, Arts Theatre) will take to the stage this autumn in the world premiere of the brand new... Continue Reading →
